Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-03-03
xLIxTH CONGRESS.


IN the Senate, on the 21st, more Grand Army
post petitions were presented against the pen
sion veto. resolution was offered TO inquire
why the Governor of Cuba keeps Civic Poucla,
an alleged American citizen, imprisoned. The
Nicaragua Ship-Canal bill and the River and
Harfor bill were amended and passed. Messrs.
Vest, ingalls, and other Senators had some
spattfng over the Missouri River Com
mission in discussing the last-men.
toned measure The Senate, by q
vote of ~ to IS, refused to sdjourn over Wash.
ington's birthday. 49,. In the House peace Pc
utions were presented from Rhode Island.
E'he debate over the proposition to repeal the
presumption, timber culture and desert land
laws occupied the entire business portion OF
the day and was productive of much scathing
accusation in different official directions The
House refused to recede from its position on
the bill and passed the measure Invested OF
substantially all the Senate alterations, and
asked for further conference.
In the Senate on the 22d Senator Sherman
rendered his resignation as president pro tenn,
and suggested the election of some one to fill
the vacancy before the Senate adjourns by linn
itatlon on March 4. resolution was adopted
Tor the publication OF all papers and docu-
ments bearing on the rejection of the nomin alton
of Matthews (colored). The District of Columbia
Appropriation bill was passed Mr.. McPher-
son attempted to secure consideration of the
Pacific Railroad resolution, but vas defeated
80 to 81. The bill to create Bureau of Agri-
culture and Labor was considered but was not
disposed of. The Senate refused to concur in
Horse amendments to the Sundry Civil bill, and
further conference was ordered. In the
House Mr.. Bland attempted to have the
veto of the Pension bill OF John w. Farris set
aside but it was defeated-93 to 1872. The sub
stitote to the McAdoo bill, provide for the
manufacture OF tirst-class modern guns for the
navy and sea coast and other defenses, was de-
bated till the hour for memorial services to
the late Senator Pike arrived, when it went
over as unfinished business. After the Pike
eulogies the House adjourned.
In the Senate, on the odd, the Agricultural
Department bill was passed. 1t provides for a
Cabinet officer and assistants, and transfers
the weather and labor bureaus to it, The Pen
sion bill of Thomas S. Hopkins, Of Maine, was
passed over the Presidents veto. I'm the
House the Retaliation bill on the Canadian
fishery disputes was deliberately discussed
and brought out q flood of hot sentiment
seasoned with war balk toward the Govern
ment OF Great Britain, Chairman Belmont, OF
the foreign affairs committee beng very pro-
nounced in his utterances: the House substi
tute for the Senate bill was adopted-13S to
123-and then the substitute passed-252 to l.
The balance of the day was devoted to con.
sideration of the Post-Office Appropriation bill
IN the Senate on the gath the substitute fo
the Fisheries Retaliatory bill was disagreed Il
and further conference was requested. Mr.
an WICK Ouered q resolution for o cOnStltu
tlonal amendment for the election of United
States Senators by a popular vote of the people
or the States. number of Senate and House
bills of minor Importance were passed. The
Senate bill to extirpate pleur o-pneumonia and
other contagious and infectious diseases
was debated till adjournment. In the House
the Senate amendments to the Post
Office Appropriation bill were disagreed to- and
conference requested. The Presidents veto
OF the Dependent Pensions bill came up and 4
bitter debate ensued, General Bragg wis. }
leading in defense of the veto and Republican
leaders assailing it. The veto, however, was
sustained, cheers, hisses groans and adjourn
ment following in close order.
IN the Senate, on the 25th, Mr.. ingalls, was
elected president pro TEN. Mr.. HoarS reSolu-
ton against any negotiations on Canadian fish.
ing troubles pending the negotiation of new
treaty with Great Britain, was debated al
length, and finally referred to the finance COM
mlttee. The Edmunds pleuro-pneumonia sub
stitute, appropriating 100000, to be distribut
ed among the States in the discretion of the
President, for the suppression of contagious
and infectious diseases, was passed. at the
night session the Pacific Railroad resolu
ton was debated at length
......In the House the amend.
ments to the General Retaliation bill were in
sisted on and new confereeS were appointed.
The Senate amendments to the bill creating a
department of Agriculture were concurred in
and the bill passed. The Naval Appropriation
bill was discussed till the regular hour for adj
journment, when Mr.. Herbert moved to adj
Journment, which was carried, thus cutting OFF
the usual Friday night session.